Chapter 4: Clan Entry Examination
The boat traveled through the clouds for a long time, and the world in front of us had a completely new look.
Hundreds of mountains, big and small, are hidden in the clouds, with only twelve tall and straight peaks standing among them, like a few spots of ink on white silk.
A tall mountain gate not far away emitted golden light. Behind the majestic mountain gate was a huge translucent cover that enveloped the entire Qingxiao Sect.
That is the Qingxiao Sect’s mountain protection formation!
Song Ming threw a jade token towards the formation, and a small gap appeared in the translucent formation, allowing the small boat to enter.
In an instant, spiritual energy that was more than ten times denser than before came towards him, and in the distance, the cry of a crane could be heard.
After passing through the mountain protection formation and the tall mountain gate, the boat flew all the way to the main peak of Qingxiao Sect, and finally landed in front of the long stone steps that seemed to have no end.
Xie Liuyin and her sister got off the boat on their own initiative, and then they heard Song Ming on the boat explain: "Two junior sisters, this self-examination is a test that all Qingxiao Sect disciples must go through, and no one can be exempted. We can only send you here today."
The Way of Questioning One's Conscience is also what Qing Xiao Sect's disciples often like to call the "Grieving Way".
This long staircase was a formation set up by a formation master for the Qingxiao Sect in order to temper the will of the Qingxiao Sect's disciples.
All Qingxiao Sect disciples must take a trip when they enter the sect, take a trip when they make a mistake, and it is best to take a trip when they are about to advance...
According to the rules of Qingxiao Sect, new disciples are considered qualified as long as they can walk through a thousand steps in the Way of Questioning the Heart.
Although the sisters Xie Liuyin and Xie Mingzhu had the favor of the Xie family's ancestor, they got two places as inner disciples for free.
But if you want to get these two places completely, you must go through the path of self-examination.
Xie Liuyin had also experienced this in his previous life.
But at that time she believed the lies of the Xie couple and really thought that it was her fault that Xie Mingzhu had been weak since childhood, so she carried her on her back and climbed nearly a thousand steps.
When she was about to pass the test, Xie Mingzhu struggled to jump off her back, saying that she wanted to complete the test on her own.
He climbed another thousand steps and became the best among this group of new disciples.
On the contrary, Xie Liuyin almost failed the test because he had consumed too much physical energy in the early stage.
At that time, Xie Liuyin even asked Xie Mingzhu to give her a spiritual fruit, with which she could at least recover some of her physical strength. However, Xie Mingzhu sternly refused her and told her not to take shortcuts.
The word "cutting corners" displeased the elder who was secretly observing them behind the water mirror.
As a result, when Xie Liuyin was later betrayed by Ye Chaoyun, no one believed that she was an obedient and hardworking disciple.
There were so many thoughts in my mind, but the reality only lasted a moment.
Song Ming explained the sect's rules clearly, and did not forget to comfort the two junior sisters: "Don't be afraid, just use all your strength to climb the long steps. If you encounter danger, the formation will protect you."
Xie Liuyin nodded gratefully, while Xie Mingzhu beside him smiled sweetly and said, "Thank you, Senior Brother Song, for your advice. My sister and I will definitely work hard."
After saying this, Song Ming and the boat quickly rose into the clouds and disappeared.
Song Ming had already left. Xie Liuyin didn't want to say more to Xie Mingzhu and climbed up the stone steps by himself.
I found that Xie Liuyin didn't take the initiative to ask for help like he did in his previous life.
Xie Mingzhu's eyes were dark, and she spoke tentatively: "Sister, my health is so poor, do you think I will not be able to pass the sect's assessment?"
Xie Liuyin pretended not to understand her strange words, and said sincerely: "No, didn't Senior Brother just say that there is a formation on the Heart-Self ...
Xie Mingzhu narrowed her eyes slightly, "What if I really fail the test and get sent back home like this, will my parents be very sad?"
"Sister, I really envy you. If only my body could be as healthy as yours, I wouldn't have to worry about being stumped by this test."
Xie Liuyin suddenly stopped and looked at Xie Mingzhu calmly: "Are you hinting that I should help you cheat?"
"Of course not, sister, why do you misunderstand me like this..."
"That's good."
Seeing that Xie Mingzhu was about to burst into tears, Xie Liuyin interrupted her directly, "After all, this is an entrance examination, it is better for you to complete it by yourself. Besides, didn't your parents give you a lot of spiritual fruits when you came here? I believe that with these spiritual fruits, you can successfully climb the 1,000 steps."
After saying that, she ignored Xie Mingzhu.
Xie Mingzhu, who was two steps behind, looked at the figure in front of him and for a moment he couldn't confirm whether the other party was reborn like himself.
After all, Xie Mingzhu knew how badly Xie Liuyin was harmed by her in her previous life.
If she had been treated like that, the first thing she would do after being reborn would be to kill the person who framed her.
But there was nothing wrong with Xie Liuyin except that he suddenly had an emotional outburst yesterday and asked his parents for a storage bag.
Could it be that this is just a change caused by changing my master?
Xie Mingzhu was confused, and seeing that she couldn't trick this stupid sister into helping her like she did in her previous life, she took out a spiritual fruit, took a few bites, and quickened her pace to catch up.
Although Xie Mingzhu failed to get help from Xie Liuyin this time, she was not afraid at all.
In this life, she made preparations early and asked her parents to prepare a lot of spiritual fruits for her.
Xie Mingzhu believed that even without Xie Liuyin, she could still complete the assessment with the help of the spiritual fruit.
In fact, I can go further than in my previous life.
And Xie Liuyin could only watch her back and chase after her desperately!
After taking a mouthful of the spiritual fruit, Xie Mingzhu felt stronger and stronger, and she surpassed the slow-moving Xie Liuyin in a few steps.
The moment she passed Xie Liuyin, Xie Mingzhu smiled at her and shook the high-quality spiritual fruit in her hand.
"Sister, you are right. You have to rely on yourself to pass the test. Then I will go up first, sister, you climb up slowly."
After a few breaths, the distance between Xie Mingzhu and Xie Liuyin had opened up to more than ten steps.
Seeing that the distance was getting farther and farther, Xie Liuyin did not feel nervous or worried at all.
Let me see how high you can climb without my help this time.
Let me also see for myself what heights I should have reached without you as a burden!
The dispute between the two sisters was seen by several elders in the main hall of the main peak.
In the huge picture projected by the crystal, two figures, one pink and one blue, moved on the long steps like snails.
"I like this sister. Although she is born weak, she is self-reliant and has a gentle and kind personality. She is just my type." An elder with a long beard couldn't help but admire her while twisting his snow-white beard.
"Yes, compared to her, this sister looks too mediocre. She had such a hard time walking the first 100 steps, which were so easy. I'm afraid she won't be able to go far even if she passes the test."
Upon hearing this, the sect leader Kunshan, who was sitting among the elders, took the initiative to ask his disciple, "Chaoyun, what do you think?"
The young True Lord named Chao Yun had a cold expression, but his eyes softened a bit when he saw the pink figure moving upwards: "Disciples will naturally turn to their own disciples."
The bias of this statement is too obvious. Who doesn't know that Ye Chaoyun's apprentice is Xie Mingzhu?
Hearing this, the elder who spoke first smiled and said, "It seems that among this pair of sisters, everyone is more optimistic about the younger sister Mingzhu!"
"That's not necessarily true." A slightly hoarse voice sounded, causing everyone to look up.
The young man who was sleeping carelessly on the recliner without any rules opened his sleepy eyes and yawned as he said, "I think that sister is more interesting!"
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